Who has a really silent computer and what's in it?
What are good products for making your computer more silent, without making it hotter (e.g. no low speed fans with low airflow)?
edited: low speed fans ARE ok if they are BIG, because then the airflow is ok (AND they are silent)

I don't hear anything from my computer, has a silent casing and 5 fans, all fans at low speed since there's enough cooling.

this is the casing I got: http://shop.freezinghardware.nl/index.asp?...i=1972&c=68

but I don't think you want to go over all the trouble of moving everything... I'm using the Arctic serie from here:

http://shop.freezinghardware.nl/index.asp?...=00002&c=39

not expensive at all.

Water cooling of course is one option, but it's expensive. Good case (I have nexus silent breeze and I must say it's very silent), big fans and passive cooling when possible (for graphic card at least and if you don't overclock, at least not much you can do it for processor too) should do the trick.

Does anyone know this site: silentpcshop.nl ?
I think they have good products, so I want to know if it's a safe place to order.

edited: I ordered some products and I got them delivered home in a few days.
edited: I think they are the primary reseller for Nexus products, which are really silent products (they have a complete assortment with pictures, descriptions and specs)

I found Rick's old thread "Too much noise":
http://getpaidforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=343863

edited: I guess he has learned a lot since then, LOL.

I think I'll buy that Nexus Breeze case too,
it has one big fan at the center of the bottom that draws fresh air in (I think it's the only case with a fan in the bottom that I've seen),
and it has a fan filter on the outside that keeps the dust out of your case and it is easy to take off for cleaning,
and the case also has pre-fitted noise absorption foam, so I believe it is really silent.

I also bought a bunch of passive coolers (with heatsinks and heatpipes made of aluminum and copper) but I found the cooling is a lot better if you use fans,
though if you combine the two (passive + active cooling, e.g. heatsink + fan, which is standard for CPU coolers), you get even better cooling under high load (heavy use).

a lot of people use heatsinks without fans... for my board.. an asus... there is a heatsink you can buy that works perfect without a fan... i find the graphics card is not usually the most noisy fan so that can be left...


your best bet is to find some cpu/chipset coolers... and havea temperature moitoring proggie on your pc to track the temperature

I've already ordered the Nexus Breeze case.

Now Nexus also has a new case (Clodius), where you can mount a fan at the TOP of the case (to blow hot air out as it rises),
and it also has filters to keep dust out of your case, and the filter at the air intake (in the front) is easy to take out and clean.
It also has a unique feature: the on/off button doubles as an illuminated fan controller dial, and the color of the light (red/violet/blue) indicates the temperature inside the case, so you can adjust the fan speed (and thus the airflow inside the case) to keep things silent or cool.

Antec also has a case with a fan at the top (Antec nine hundred) but it doesn't have dust filters, and actually one of the biggest problems with the case according to people who bought it is that it attracts a lot of dust.

No and no and NO ......

They are all way too complicated (and expensive), when there is a very simple solution:




Easy:

Put it in the fridge and shut the door.

Problem solved

my laptop is quite noisy when the the ventilation is running
I think i'm going to buy one of those cooler pads,
hoping that it would vent less



:lol

That is good. Water cooling is too risky. Because some leak will be destroy your computer hardware.

But the fridge also makes noise..

I have it now. It looks good.
And it is very easy to open: you remove just one thumbscrew and you can take the top off, and then you can take the sides off with handles.
NOTE it always comes with a PSU installed (with a big fan in it to blow hot air out of the case), but they have different versions (those with more powerful PSU's are more expensive). They are very good PSU's btw.
WARNING: I got a static shock 3 times when unpacking the case because it is made of plastic with metal parts and they put protective sheets on the outside which are to be removed, but that can cause static buildup.

See? Not only was my way less complicated and cheaper - it was also safer


*shakes head and walks away*

You need to sell your default coolers and buy some watercooling systems.